This is the presentation of the English Writing Report of Matriculation Programme - The Leisure Time Among LMC Students.

1. WB 023 ENGLISH
LEISURE TIMEAMONG LMC’S STUDENTS
SIR RAFLEYBINABDULRASIT
LECTURER
TUTORIALGROUPCP1T7
KATHEZA BINTI ABD TAUFIK
AFFIQA BINTI ALI HOSSEN
MOHD FATHIHI BIN FADIL
DONN ARTHUR GEORGE

2. 1.1 Background of Study
• Cambridge Advance Learner’s Dictionary (3rd Edition), 2008
leisure time is defined as the time when you are not working or doing
other duties.
• Macmillan English Dictionary (2nd Edition), 2007
Leisure time is free times that can be used to do what we like or
hobbies.
• Yue Xing, Hillary (2010) said that according to recent
survey, American college students use 14-24 hours a week to study in
their leisure time and the figure of Chinese college students is more
than that.
• How Labuan Matriculation college students spend their leisure
time.

3. 1.2 Statement of Problem
• Students in Labuan Matriculation College have classes from
Monday to Friday.
• Class will ended from 2.p.m until 4.p.m in the evening.
• lecturers make extra classes on Saturday or even after class.
• Based on observation, most of the students spend their leisure
time after class that is between 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Doing different types of activity - outdoors and indoors.
• To find out LMC’s students activities during their spare time.

4. 1.3 Objectives
• 1. To investigate LMC’s students activities in their spare
time.
• 2. To find out the impact of these activities among
LMC’s students.
• 3. To determine the time spent by LMC’s students.

5. 2.1 Research Sample
• Topic of Leisure Time - conducted our studies on Labuan
Matriculation College (LMC) students.
• Courses : pure science to accountancy.
• About 50 students : 18-19 years old were selected
randomly and 25 for each gender that is male and female.
• From Labuan, Sabah and Sarawak which have different
kinds of ethnicity such as
Bajau, Murut, Iban, Bugis, Kedayan and others.

6. 2.2 Research Instrument
• Methods - questionnaires, interviews and observations.
• Questionnaire - Consists of two parts.
Section A : collect respondent’s background information.
Section B : collect information acquired in accordance to the objective of this research writing
• Question 1-2 were taken from objective 1 that is to investigate LMC’s students activities in
their free time.
• Question 3-5 were taken from objective 2, to find out the impact of these activity among
LMC’s students
• Question 5-9 were taken from objective 3, to determine the time spent by LMC’s students
influenced
• Interviews - conducted to ask the LMC students about their leisure time more detailed.
Gathered 5 students from different courses in a room after class.
• Observations - observing for a week.
Most of the students preferred to do indoor activities rather than going out to do outdoor activities.
In dorm - relax by doing something that is not burdening such as playing games.
• Calculate all of the data obtained - used statistical software to make chart and percentage of the
data to make comparison.

7. 2.3 Research Procedure
2-10
January
2014
• Questionnaires were distributed and collected.
14-18
January
2014
• Data was analysed.
10-14
February
2014
• Conclusion and recommendations were made.
18-20
February
2014
• Title page, acknowledgment, table of contents, and references were
completed.
7 March
2014
• This report was submitted.

8. 3.1 The Analysis of Respondents’
Demographical Information
Gender No of
Respondents
Percentage
Male 25 50.00
Female 25 50.00
Total 50 100.00
Table 3.1.1 The respondents’ distribution based on gender.

9. 3.1 The Analysis of Respondents’
Demographical Information
Age No of
Respondents
Percentage
18 30 60.00
19 20 40.00
Total 50 100.00
Table 3.1.2 The respondents’ distribution based on age

10. 3.1 The Analysis of Respondents’
Demographical Information
Courses No of
Respondents
Percentage
Accountancy 10 20.00
Science 40 80.00
Total 50 100.00
Table 3.1.3 The respondents’ distribution based on courses.

11. 3.1 The Analysis of Respondents’
Demographical Information
Origin No of
Respondents
Percentage
Sabah 28 56.00
Sarawak 16 32.00
Labuan 5 10.00
Others 1 2.00
Total 50 100.00
3.1.4 The respondents’ distribution based on states of origin.

12. 3.2 Type of Activities among LMC
Students
23
27
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Outdoor Indoor
Type of Activities among LMC Students
Students
Highest - indoor activities.
Lowest - outdoor activities.
In conclusion, majority of the students prefer to do indoor activities
because most of them like to do activity that does not require them
to perspire.

13. 3.3 Type of Leisure Activities among
LMC Students
5
20
19
5
1
0
5
10
15
20
25
Computer Games Sports Watching Movie Club Activities Others
Type of Leisure Activities among LMC Students
Students
Highest - Sports.
Lowest - Others.
In conclusion, majority of the students prefer to do sport in their
free time as they like to sweat themselves out from doing sport
they like in the evening.

14. 3.4 Opinion on Spending Leisure
Time With Studying Is Good
33
13
4
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Yes Unsure No
Opinion on Spending Leisure Time With
Studying Is Good
Students
Highest - Yes.
Lowest - No.
In conclusion, majority of the students think that spending leisure
time with studying is good because they can finish their syllabus.

15. 3.5 Opinion about The Importance of
Leisure Time
23
12
15
0
0
5
10
15
20
25
Hobby Health Fun Others
Opinion About The Importance of Leisure
Time
Students
Highest - Hobby.
Lowest - Others.
In conclusion, majority of the students choose hobby as the main
reason for the importance of leisure time as they have spare time
to do what they like.

16. 3.6 Benefit from Spending Time Doing
Activities
36
13
0 1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Fun Health Wasting Time Others
Benefits from Spending Time Doing Activities
Students
Highest - Fun.
Lowest – Wasting time.
In conclusion, majority of the LMC students think that the benefit of
spending leisure time doing activity is fun.

17. 3.7 Opinion on The Time Spent In
College
21
18
11
0
5
10
15
20
25
Yes Unsure No
Opinion on The Satisfaction Of The Time
Spent In College
Students
Highest - Yes.
Lowest – No.
In conclusion, majority of the students say that they are satisfied
with their time spent in college because they get to explore new
things and gain new experience.

18. 3.8 The Time Spend For Leisure
among LMC students
3
33
12
2
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Weekdays Weekend Holiday Others
The Time Spend For Leisure among LMC
Students
Students
Highest - Weekend.
Lowest – Others.
In conclusion, most of the students spend their leisure time during
weekend since usually there is no class on Saturday and Sunday.

19. 3.9 The Duration In Spending Leisure
Time
25
15
9
1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1 to 2 2 to 4 4 to 6 Others
The Duration In Spending Leisure Time
Students
Highest – 1 to 2 hours.
Lowest – Others.
In conclusion, majority of the students spend their leisure for 1-2
hours as they have a lot of homework and assignments to do.

20. 3.10 Opinion On Spending Leisure
Time By Going Outing In The Weekend
38
9
3
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Yes Unsure No
Opinion On Spending Leisure Time By Going
Outing In The Weekend Is Good
Students
Highest – Yes.
Lowest – No.
In conclusion, most of the students agreed that going outing in the
weekend to spend leisure time is indeed good as they can feel the
environment outside the college.

21. 4.1 Summary of Findings
The first objective of the study is to investigate LMC students’ activity in their
free time.
• Have different activities in their leisure time.
• Prefer doing indoor activities rather than outdoor activities.
• Majority agree that spending leisure time with studying is good
The second objective of the study is to find out the impact of the activities
done by LMC students.
• Majority of the students think that the importance of leisure time is for them to fulfil
their hobbies to release their stress.
• Choose fun as the benefits from spending their time doing activities and none of
them think it is wasting time.
The third objective of the study is to determine the time spent by LMC
students.
• Majority spend their leisure time in weekend as they have no classes in Saturday
and Sunday.
• Spend for 1-2 hours in a day.
• Majority of them agree that going outing in the weekend is good since they can
feel the different environment outside of the college.

22. 4.2 Research Limitations
• A survey study using a questionnaire to collect data - it
might hinder some important information from the
respondents since it is very limited.
• Time constraints - numbers of respondents were limited to
50 only.
• The researchers had problem of getting more information
on the topic - the resource were very limited.
• However, the researchers were able to finish the report
and submit it.

23. 4.3 Recommendation for Future
Research
• The research can be conducted between genders to get
more accurate information.
• The impact of doing the activities can be studied so that
more facts can be obtained.
• The future researcher can increase the total respondents
in their research because the results of the findings can
be generalized to all the students’ population of Labuan
Matriculation College.